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Preparing trainees for the MRCPsych examinations

Christopher Vassilas is the Director of Medical Education for the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust and Chair of the Birmingham MRCPsych course. His three co-authors are honorary lecturers at the University of Birmingham. Tarun Kuruvilla has a particular interest in teaching trainees about OSCEs and he runs the Part I element of the Birmingham MRCPsych course. Vinesh Gupta has developed the use of simulated patients for Part II revision and Maha El-Nadeef has set up revision courses for the written papers of the Part II examination, and together they are jointly responsible for running the Part II element of the Birmingham MRCPsych course.

This article is aimed at organisers of courses for the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ membership examinations (MRCPsych) and College tutors preparing trainees for the MRCPsych. Running revision courses requires planning and a good deal of work but should be possible for most MRCPsych preparation courses. The theoretical background of assessments is explained. An overview of the type of examination used in the MRCPsych is provided and advice as to how trainees can best prepare for them given. Advice is given on the recruitment and retention of examiners for mock clinical exams, how to deal with simulated patients and what equipment is useful to buy for the use of trainees. We also explain how trainees can practice for the written papers and how feedback is best given to them. The new MRCPsych formal examination and workplace-based assessment programme are also discussed.

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